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9/11The vale-royall of England, or, The county palatine of Chester illustrated : wherein is contained a geographical and historical description of that famous county, with all its hundreds and seats of the nobility, gentry, and freeholders, its rivers, towns, castles, buildings ancient and modern : adorned with maps and prospects, and the coats of arms belonging to every individual family of the whole county
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Dedication of "Chronicon cestrense" signed by the author, Samuel Lee
"A short treatise of the Isle of Man" has special added t.p. "Epistle dedicatory" is signed by the author, James Chaloner
A variant issue has imprint: London, printed by John Streater in Well-Yard in Little S. Bartholomews, and are to be sold by the severall booksellers of London, 1656. See ESTC
Added engraved t.p. Two double-page maps of Chester (county & city) tipped onto stubs at the center fold. The first was drawn by Randolph Crew. In-text ill. in addition to plates, some full page
Errata, 3K1v and 4N1v
Wing (2nd ed.)
ESTC (RLIN)
Sloan candidate
Binding: 19th-century calfskin, rebacked (preserving original backstrip), tooled in blind. Edges red
Humphrey Marler's signature on t.p. At head of t.p. is inscription of Js. M., who bought the book from "Mr. Hum. Marlor" on 9 June 98. Signature of Wm. Assheton on t.p. Theodore Besterman's calligraphic label, signed P.S., at upper left corner of front pastedown
"A short treatise of the Isle of Man" has special added t.p. "Epistle dedicatory" is signed by the author, James Chaloner
A variant issue has imprint: London, printed by John Streater in Well-Yard in Little S. Bartholomews, and are to be sold by the severall booksellers of London, 1656. See ESTC
Added engraved t.p. Two double-page maps of Chester (county & city) tipped onto stubs at the center fold. The first was drawn by Randolph Crew. In-text ill. in addition to plates, some full page
Errata, 3K1v and 4N1v
Wing (2nd ed.)
ESTC (RLIN)
Sloan candidate
Binding: 19th-century calfskin, rebacked (preserving original backstrip), tooled in blind. Edges red
Humphrey Marler's signature on t.p. At head of t.p. is inscription of Js. M., who bought the book from "Mr. Hum. Marlor" on 9 June 98. Signature of Wm. Assheton on t.p. Theodore Besterman's calligraphic label, signed P.S., at upper left corner of front pastedown
Notes
No table of contents. Narrow margins. Gutter included to avoid cropping text. Some text impossible to capture. Foxing. Irregular pagination. Misprinted and missing page numbers. Some pages possibly bound out of order.
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